WLTB
radio station in Johnson City, New York
WLTB (101.7 FM, "Magic 101.7") is a radio station licensed to Johnson City, New York, United States, and serving the Greater Binghamton market. Owned locally by GM Broadcasting, the station broadcasts a rock hits format. The studios are located in Endwell, with a transmitter on Ingraham Hill in Binghamton. A translator, W273AB (102.5 FM), programs a second format of classic hits music.
History
WEBO Radio, Inc., the owner of WEBO (1330 AM), applied for a construction permit to build a new FM radio station in Owego on September 23, 1971, and received a construction permit on January 17, 1972. WEBO-FM went on the air on September 3rd 1972 from a new tower in South Owego. It extended the service of WEBO, a daytime-only station, to nighttime hours. Operation remained much the same until March 1, 1979, when WEBO-FM became WWWT "3WT" and flipped to an all-disco format, except for morning drive when it continued to simulcast the AM. The disco format gave way within several months to a straight contemporary hit radio approach.
WWWT's hit radio gave way to adult contemporary in October 1985 as WQWT "The Lite Q", aiming for an older demographic than it had under its previous format. The station returned to the hits, this time as WQXT "Q102", in 1987; two years later, the station activated a new tower and transmitter site on Bornt Hill, expanding its coverage area.
The public source identifies “WLTB” as radio station in Johnson City, New York. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WLTB, radio and station.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7952488. Authority coordinates are 42.056, -75.944. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1330, 1971, 1972 and 1979.
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